University of North Carolina at Asheville
D. Hiden Ramsey Library
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Estelle Marder Oral History

 

Title

Estelle Marder Oral History
Creator Estelle Marder and David Schulman

Alt. Creator

Interviewer: David Schulman

Subject
LCSH:

Asheville (N.C.) -- History
Marder, Estelle
Marder family -- History -- Asheville, NC
Jews -- Identity

Subject
Keyword:

Estelle Marder
Marder family tree
Jewish Heritage of Western North Carolina
Asheville Jewish community history
Asheville Jewish Community Center
Rabbi Unger
William Dudley Pelley

Description

Estelle Marder begins her oral history with a detailed description of her family as they were when they moved from New York City to Asheville. The Asheville Jewish Community Center's role for the city is addressed. She speaks extensively about who and what she remembers from the Jewish community: families, relations, friendships, organizations, activities. Ms. Marder recalls very specifically how the whole web of Jewish people in Asheville were connected.

Publisher

D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804

Contributor

Estelle Marder

Date

Electronic Record Issued: 2009-04-21

Type

Text

Format

Physical Description:  15 page TRANSCRIPT

Identifier

http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/JHWNC/marder_estelle.htm

Source

Jewish Heritage of Western North Carolina, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Language

English

Relation

Jewish Heritage of Western North Carolina
Jewish Business in Western North Carolina
Congregation Beth Israel Papers, Asheville, NC

Coverage

Inclusive dates 1939-1994,  Asheville, NC
Rights Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Acquisition

Donor number:183;  Date of acquisition: 2005-04-09

Processed By

Special Collections staff

Interview Date

1994-03-30
Interview Location Norwood Avenue

Biography

Estelle Marder moved to Asheville with her family and her brother-in-law's family in the summer of 1939 from New York City. Immediately upon their arrival they joined the temple. She became a very active member of not just the Jewish community, but the whole of Asheville.
List of Names Marder, David (Paul) -- husband
Marder, Frank -- brother-in-law
Marder, Rita -- daughter

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